[ʿAbd Allāh:] Mwishoni mwa swala zake, baba yangu mara nyingi alikuwa akisema, “Ewe Mola, umenilinda nisisujudu mbele ya yeyote isipokuwa Wewe. Nilinde vivyo hivyo nisitake chochote kutoka kwa yeyote isipokuwa Wewe.” 60.1

[ʿAbd Allāh:] At the end of his ritual prayers, my father often used to say, “God, you have safeguarded me from prostrating myself before any but You. Safeguard me likewise from seeking anything from any but You.” 60.1

Hatimaye nilisema, "Nakusikia ukisema hivyo mara nyingi. Je, unafuata mfano wa mtangulizi?" "Ndiyo," alijibu. "Wakīʿ ibn al-Jarrāh alikuwa akisema hivyo mara kwa mara, kwa hiyo nilimwuliza kuhusu hilo, kama ulivyoniuliza sasa hivi. Alisema kwamba alimsikia Sufyān al-Thawrī akisema hivyo, na Sufyān, alipomwuliza, akasema kwamba alisikia kutoka kwa Manṣūr ibn al- Muʿtamir." [Al-Razzāz:] Siku moja tulipokuwa tunaswali pamoja na Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal, nilimsikia akisema, "Ee Mungu, ikiwa kuna yeyote aliyefuata matamanio au ijtihadi yake binafsi, akiamini kwamba yuko sahihi ilhali amekosea, mrudishe kwenye haki ili kwamba hakuna mwanachama yeyote wa umma huu apotee. 60.2